The speakers themselves do NOT need drivers. The sound adapter they are plugged into needs a driver. How do you know the Realtek driver is working properly if the speakers don't work?

If different speakers work okay, it could mean the Altec ones are faulty.

Or you may have installed the wrong Realtek driver. The only place to get the correct driver is from your laptop or PC manufacturer's website for a factory-built PC, or from the motherboard manufacturer's website for a custom-built PC.

The information on Computing.Net is the opinions of its users. Such
opinions may not be accurate and they are to be used at your own risk.
Computing.Net cannot verify the validity of the statements made on this
site. Computing.Net and Purch hereby disclaim all responsibility
and liability for the content of Computing.Net and its accuracy.